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    Shuttle XPC SX79R5 & SZ77R5

    Unless their pictures are wrong, they are both Shuttle's two expansion slot form factor, not matx and mitx. The difference will come down to the difference in the quality of the board and chipset used. They are also entirely different sockets.
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    Sexist Gaffe Costs Startup Event Sponsors

    The article is a knee-jerk reaction blown out of proportion. But, some of the member comments are just horrible. Stop treating other people like crap. It doesn't matter if its okay in your circle of friends. If someone isn't in that circle, and work doesn't automatically qualify everyone...
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    Love Letter to PC gamers from Claptrap

    Normally FOV doesn't bother me too much, but even though I really enjoyed the gameplay of Borderlands, I couldn't play it for very long as the FOV made me sick. After battling with it for a couple hours I gave up as it was making me nauseated.
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    Two Questions: Java-Based Games (Minecraft etc) & Desura

    As mentioned, if you have java disabled in your browser and are only running local java applications, you aren't at any more risk than using programs written in other languages. Don't download and run random suspicious applications, just like anything else, and you'll be fine. Desura is a...
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    "Quick Save" should be thrown out of video games.

    Some games are arguably better games for not having quick saves (Demon's Souls, Dark Souls), but others can benefit from them. Arguing that developers should design a save system that complements their game is entirely different than saying because I don't want to use something, even though I...
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    Sleeving cables with electrical tape?

    The dye won't bond to all plastics. Some plastics you can just put in the room temperature dye and it will bond, while others you can coax by applying heat to the dye. I've had success with some plastics that wouldn't take the dye at room temp, but came out perfectly after heating to near...
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    Sleeving cables with electrical tape?

    I mixed the bottle of dye with some water and placed it in a large pot on the stove just below boiling. I don't know if it is okay to use the pot for food after, so I used a cheap old pot. For the modular cables and sata cables I just tossed them in and mixed them around for a bit, being careful...
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    "Quick Save" should be thrown out of video games.

    Just swap quick save with fast travel, and we've all had this conversation before, countless times. Learn some self control if you don't like it being there.
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    Sleeving cables with electrical tape?

    $2 bottle of RIT Dye would be a far cleaner option than electrical tape. It is nice if you are on a budget and can't afford nice sleeving. Cheap sleeving is horrible. I've been there, and I'd take dyed cables every time.
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    Suddenly Street Fighter X Tekken looks awesome to me

    Every time you beat the story mode purchase a random character pack. It is ridiculous. The mona lisa jpg is so very true. If / when I release my game, nickel and dime dlc won't ever happen. Expansions are one thing, but adding an item, armor, weapon, character, or something similar should be...
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    Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga for $6 @Amazon DD.

    Yes, it takes as long to install the few adobe readers than it did installing the entire game. I thought it hung too.
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    Strategy games are so boring. How do you fans stand it?

    I love the concept of RTS games, but I can never get past the learning curve. They fall into the same boat as mmo raiding, CSS, etc. While entirely different genres, to compete well you need to either dump a lot of time into, study and learn all the different tactics and how to react, or some...
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    Xbox 360 gets 10th Anniversary Edition in Europe

    I don't get how it is a ripoff of the Dreamcast controller. Big and bulky shape with some similar curves, yes, but another analog stick, back / select buttons. Memory units on the controller weren't isolated to the Dreamcast. Also, primary color buttons and/or abxy buttons weren't isolated to...
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    Been in jail for 7 years

    Chronicles of Riddick - Escape from Butcher Bay
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    Adobe CS5.5 Scorching Student Deals

    The identit-e website just times out / connection resets on me, so I figure it will be a while before they accept my validation.
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    Robotic Air Guitar

    I wish they would have panned up at least once to show the fretboard.
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    Sony UMD Passport Program Not Coming to North America

    I should have typed wouldn't instead of couldn't.
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    Sony UMD Passport Program Not Coming to North America

    This isn't really much different than the same program that got canned in NA for PSP UMDs to the PSP Go more than two years ago. If they couldn't pull it off then, I wouldn't have expected them to get around to it now.
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    What designer thought the head-bobbing in STALKER SOC was a good idea?

    The bounciness was still there for me in COP. I tried a whole list of things and it still moved around. I'm super sensitive to that stuff and it made me sick. Wish it hadn't because it caused me to stop playing those games which seemed like great experiences. I played through the first one as I...
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    Gamestop employees talked me out of buying a PS3

    I haven't had a single problem with watching netflix over wifi. It's been great and I'm going in to cancel my TV service because of it. Aside from the hacking I haven't had any downtime either, at least not when I'm on.
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    Blacklight: Retribution

    Blacklight: Tango Down was an interesting concept, but was a huge letdown. The gunplay felt off, and every single match devolved into a spawn trap. Hopefully Retribution lives up to its name.
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    Alice: Madness Returns $7.49 or $2.49 @Amazon

    If you have an nvidia card and the game is outputting a 16:9 resolution you should be able to go into control panel under display/adjust desktop size and position, choose your monitor, scaling tab, and change aspect ratio / no scaling to full screen. There is also an override scaling checkbox...
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    Bad Company 2 is a sad state of affairs now...

    It wouldn't be as though you had to purchase the pack, or play on servers that were running them.
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    Steam Winter Sale 2011

    It should have a remastered version of the first Riddick game, which was excellent. Actually, I have had it since it came out and have only played the updated first one; I've yet to actually play the Dark Athena game. Damn, now I want to go back and play the first again.
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    What do you think about cheap cases?

    The metal in the Shinobi is super thin. Light pressure anywhere causes the metal to bow and distort. One mishap in shipping can lead to a banged up case as well. A beautiful case, but could have used a couple tenths of a millimeter thicker on the sheet metal.
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    Grad School Math: Which Degrees Are Worth the Debt

    Well they did mention that Computer Engineering didn't go up very much with an advanced degree because it was already a high earnings job to begin with. They only tracked it by percent increase.
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    Sleeving cables myself using BitFenix Alchemy sleeve?

    Sounds about right. Even a quick hack job of a 24pin individually sleeved cable takes a considerable amount of time to do, nonetheless taking the time to make it (near) perfect.
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    How not to ship a hard drive

    The handwriting isn't the same, so it was likely by USPS somewhere along its journey.
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    Penguin United Eagle Eye Mouse and Keyboard Converter for Xbox 360

    I was looking into getting one for the PS3. Doesn't look like it has anywhere near the features of the XIM3, but it seems to have all the basics and is 1/3 the price. I'll probably bite after Christmas.
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    Corsair "Barebones" Christmas Giveaway!

    I've always had a great experience with Corsair's customer service.
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    Wireless Xbox360 Controller on PC

    I just grabbed a link that showed the product. I wasn't going to waste time scouring the internet for guaranteed legit one's at the best possible prices. That's on the OP. Simply showing what the one he wants looks like. The listing says it is from Microsoft. If someone purchases it and it...
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    PSX Emulator

    Every PS3 is backwards compatible with PS1 games. Running them on the computer does have its benefits though. I don't remember much about the setup of epsxe, as it's been a while. I'm sure there are tutorials on their site though.
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    New PSP 3000, anything needed thats not in the box?

    An adult may do fine without a case, but most every child would be better off having a case to put it in, even if they have to deal with it being a little unwieldly. I was trying to think of other things he might need. The only other thing I came up with was a car charger if you go on a lot of...
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    Wireless Xbox360 Controller on PC

    You need one of these. The receiver in the OP is for something else entirely afaik.
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    Fender Starcaster Strat Electric Guitar starter kit $99.99+tax & FS

    It varies depending on which one you get; they make the same guitar in three types of wood. IIRC bass, mdf, and plywood. The guitar feels nice. It's kept in tune for quite a long while. I had an issue with one thing that seems to be a common problem on them. The edges of the frets can be...
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    Lian-Li PC-100 - Radical change in chassis construction

    Seems like it would work better having all the fans flowing back to front, sans PSU. Seems like the GPUs would be starved for air, and the CPU would just be pulling in warm air from the GPU. Going back to front would seem to make more sense, as the PSU would get fresh intake air and spit it out...
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    Project: VMw

    Can't wait to see where you go with the nook.
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    New PSP 3000, anything needed thats not in the box?

    You want to get a Memory Stick PRO Duo memory card so he/she can save games. You don't need any batteries, as it has a rechargeable battery pack. Assuming you bought it retail then it should have the charger as well so you can charge it. If you guys want to watch him play while he does, you...
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    Need FPS recommendations for the Wii

    MW3, for a wii game, doesn't seem horrible. I played it for a bit and it was palatable. GoldenEye was fun when I played that, but I'm not sure if anyone still plays it online. Regardless of console, COD tends to have most of the playerbase.
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    Four Weeks of Galaxy Give-Aways!

    Four displays on one free gaming card would be great.
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